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ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-8056-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-8057-6 (pb)

ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-9047-6 (epub)

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Leung, Joe C. B.

China's social welfare : the third turning point / Joe C. B. Leung, Yuebin Xu.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-7456-8056-9 (hardback : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-7456-8057-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Public welfareChina. 2. Public welfare administrationChina. I. Xu, Yuebin. II. Title.

HV418.L482 2015

361.951dc23

2014030422

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